Hair curler



H. S. BREWINGTON.

HAIR CURLER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1921.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

UNITED STATES HENRY, s. BREWINGTON, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HAIR GURLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1922.

Application filed September 16, 1921. Serial No. 501,138.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY S. BREWING- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hair Curlers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for crimping or curling the hair, andits object is to provide a device of this kind which will not break orotherwise damage the hair, and which is simple in construction so thatit can be easily and cheaply produced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the kindstated which will effectually serve the purpose for which it isdesigned, and which is light in weight and simple in operation.

With the objects stated in view, the in vention consists in a novelcombination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter de scribed andclaimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, referenceis had to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the-device; Fig. 2 is an end view thereof;Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the manner in which the device is used;Fig. 4 is an elevation showing a slightly modified form of the device,and Figs. 5 and 6 are end views thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 1to 3, the device here shown consists of a pair of elongated jaws on oneof which the whisp of hair is wound as shown in Fig. 3, and so held bythe other jaw. The first-mentioned.

jaw member is denoted by the reference numeral 8, and the other jawmember by the reference numeral 9. The two jaw members are constructedof a single piece of wire which is bent upon itself intermediate itsends, as shown at 10, in the form of a loop, said loop being resilientso that the jaw member 8 has an inherent tendency to spring away fromthe jaw member 9. It will be noted that the jaw member 9 has a wavy orsinuous form, whereas the jaw member 8 is straight. The free end of thejaw member 9 is bent to form a transverse hook 11 adapted to receive thefree end of the jaw mem her 8 when the latter is closed, and thus serveto hold the same in this position.

In use, the whisp of hair is wound around aw member 8 into the hook 11.With the parts in this position, the jaw member 9 is firmly pressingagainst the whisp of hair wound on the jaw member 8, and the device isleft in place for the desired length to efiect the curling or crimpingof the hair, this action being expedited and made more effective by thepressure of the sinuous mem- 9 against the whisp of hair. It will beseen by reference to Fig. 3 that the jaw member 9 is sinuous in adirection transverse of the jaw member 8, and that when the device isclosed and in holding position, the aw member Slies in a plane locatedmidway between the convolutions.

The device is very efiicient, and in view of the simplicity of itsstructure, it can be easily and cheaply manufactured.

The modified form of the device does not diifer materally from the onejust described, except that the jaw member 8 corresponding to the jawmember 8 in the first described structure is doubled, the two strands ofwire at the free end being joined by a bend 8 which is engageable withthe hook 11 at the free end of the member 9. The device is alsoconstructed of a single piece of wire, one end of which is the hook 11.At the inner end of the length of wire forming the jaw member 9 a returnbend 9 is made and the wire is then continued forwardly and back to formthe two members constituting the jaw S, the end of the wire beingsocured by being twisted around the bend 9*,

as shown at 9 in Fig. 5. This method enables the device to be easily andcheaply manufactured.

I claim:

1. A hair curler or crimper comprising a pair of resiliently connectedelongated jaw members, one of said members having a sinuous form and theother jaw member being straight, and means for locking said members inclosed position.

2. A hair curler or crimper comprising a pair of resiliently connected.elongated jaw members, one of said members belng sinuous in a dlrectiontransverse of the other aw member, and said other jaw member beingstraight, and means for locking said me1nher in a direction. to positionthe sinuations bers in closed position. transversely of the straightmember and 3. A hair curler or crimper comprising a alternately ofoppositesides of the plane of 10 pair of united and cooperant jawmembers, the latter, and means for looking said jaw 5 one of saidmembers having a sinuous form, members in closed position.

and the other member being straight and In'test'imony'whereofI afiix mysignature. movable to close in toward the sinuous mem- HENRY S.BREWINGTON.

